This Saturday, the AS Saint-Etienne club announced, via its official Twitter account, its intention to file a complaint after a hazing that would have gone wrong within its own training center. Three players could thus be sanctioned.
Dark affair near Saint-Etienne. Indeed, this Saturday, the club of the elite indicated, via a statement posted on its official Twitter account, to have lodged a complaint, following a hazing which would have gone badly within its own training center. This is how three players would face sanctions from their club for talking about “unacceptable facts which allegedly took place at their training center last week”. Two young people have already been laid off as a precaution, before being summoned for an interview prior to possible sanction. As for the third player, he was simply excluded, temporarily.
The#ASSE was informed of unacceptable facts which allegedly took place in her training center.
The club cannot tolerate acts that are inappropriate and contrary to the values enshrined in its sports project for excellence.
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– AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) August 1, 2020
The management of the club is ready to “collaborate with the authorities”
For its part, the ASSE club, if it has actually lodged a complaint, it is “in front of the supposed seriousness of the incidents”, while the management of the Ligue 1 club has even said it is willing to “collaborate with authorities”. In its press release, the Saint-Etienne training also writes: “Fourth best training center according to the latest FFF ranking, the club cannot tolerate inappropriate acts and contrary to the values inscribed in its sports project of excellence allowing many young players to join the professional group. ” According to what RMC Sport understands, this case concerns three young players aged between 15 and 16 years old. During a hazing, two of them were said to have been the victims of acts and actions that could affect their physical integrity, even if no injuries were to be deplored.